ProverbWisdom
English origin
English originA green winter makes a fat churchyard.
Meaning: Mild winters allow diseases to flourish unchecked, increasing mortality through the following spring.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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